Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Pick Rays vs. Yankees Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 5

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Tampa Bay Rays (24-6) host the New York Yankees (16-15) on Friday at 5:40 pm EST. Yonny Chirinos will get the start for the Rays vs. Jhony Brito for the Yankees in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 5:40 pm EST at Tropicana Field. The Rays are listed as null while the Yankees have 100 to win.

Rays vs Yankees Spread and Betting Line

Rays vs Yankees Game Info

• The Rays probable starting pitcher: Yonny Chirinos
• The Yankees probable starting pitcher: Jhony Brito
• Game Day: May 5
• Game Time: 5:40 pm EST
• Location: St. Petersburg, FL
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Rays vs Yankees Pitching Matchup

Rays’ Starting Pitcher Yonny Chirinos

• Chirinos makes the start for the Rays, his 3rd of the season.
  He is (1 – 1) with a 6.568 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 184 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Red Sox
  the Right handed went 68,
  allowing 2 earned runs while surrendering 3 hits.
• The 30-year-old has put up a 6.568 ERA, WHIP (1.4595) and 10 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Chirinos enters this outing with 2 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Yankees offense with 122 runs while batting .227 as a squad. They have a collective 0.379 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 37 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.

Yankees Starting Pitcher Jhony Brito

• Yankees’ Brito (2 – 0) will make his 3rd start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Red Sox , giving up 0 while allowing 0.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.077 ERA and 10 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 0.9231 in 4 games this season.
• Jhony Brito has had 2 starts so far this season.
• Brito will look for the 3rd start in a row.
• The Yankees have scored 122 total runs in MLB. They are batting .227 for the season with 37 home runs and 115 RBIs in the league.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Yankees and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 31 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Yankees have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Yandy Díaz is leading the Rays with 24 hits this season while batting .320 with 16 RBIs. He currently has 7 home runs and Walks with an 0.43 OBP this season.
• Jose Siri is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .216. In 18 games this season he has 11 hits and an 0.341 OBP this season.
• Leading the Rays in runs batted is Jose Siri with 2 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .216 on the year with 11 hits and 1 home runs.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Gleyber Torres is leading the Yankees with 16 this season while batting .245 with 10 RBIs. He currently has 4 home runs and Walks with an 0.35 OBP this season.
• Aaron Judge is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .350. In 16 games this season he has 9 hits and an 0.447 OBP this season.
• Leading the Yankees in runs batted in this season is Aaron Judge with 7 in 16 games this season. He’s also batting .350 on the year with 9 hits and 2 home runs.